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白石舍利函

陝西省西安市藍田縣法池寺出土

一九九○年陝西省西安市藍田縣法池寺出土。該寺為唐代(618~907)佛寺遺址,此白玉舍利函原用於供奉佛陀舍利。
 舍利函為白石質地,蓋與身子母口相合。正方體,四面各淺浮雕不同場景。第一景迎送佛陀圖。佛涅槃後,眾人抬著安奉佛陀法體的鑾輿,遊行於城邑之中。鑾輿作長方形華蓋,邊緣垂掛飾物,裝備華麗。圖左有如意雲紋兩朵;數位僧人立於轎側。第二景無法確切辨識內容,推測為荼毗圖。第三景刻劃八王爭舍利。畫面中群峰拱立,山勢巍峨,有一亭閣立於山間。此圖刻劃各城邦的君臣進入拘尸那揭羅爭取佛舍利,其中有中國面貌的騎馬者及印度相貌的騎象者。
 最後一景為八王分舍利,圖上方的圓亭內有一人,貌似君王。亭前兩側各有三名手持旌旗的武士。下方有兩排人像,跪坐於長方形榻上,衣裝各異,象徵來自不同的國度。另有一婆羅門立於中央,手入甕中,甕內奉有佛陀舍利。
 舍利函頂蓋和四側面各刻如意雲頭紋數朵。作品線條流轉自如,構圖充實,堪稱唐代佛教藝術的珍品。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 86.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Fachi Temple: Reliquary Casket." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 86.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Fachi Temple: Reliquary Casket" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:86.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Fachi Temple: Reliquary Casket. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 86).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts },
pages = 86,
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volume = 18,
year = {2016}}


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